ShipMoney vs NUGPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShipMoney
This innovative prepaid card offers benefits for both crew and captains, providing anytime, anywhere access. It simplifies financial management for maritime professionals.
- Prepaid card functionality
- Benefits for crew and captains
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Financial management tool
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ShipMoney is an innovative prepaid card that provides benefits for both crew and captains, access everywhere anytime!
NUGPay
A mobile wallet application designed for users in Myanmar, offering a convenient payment system. It allows for easy transactions anytime and anywhere with a single click after simple registration.
- Mobile wallet
- Payment system
- Easy registration
- Anytime, anywhere access
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NUGPay is the newest payment system introduced for the people of Myanmar. It is a mobile wallet application that you can use anytime, anywhere with just one click. Simply download and register to begin using NUGPay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NUGPay at 85% against ShipMoney's 12%. NUGPay also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (188 vs 21). ShipMoney's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NUGPay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NUGPay has 188 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of ShipMoney's written reviews are positive against 85% of NUGPay's.
ShipMoney ships an update fortnightly, NUGPay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipMoney | NUGPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (188 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 188 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARITIME PAYMENT SOLUTIONS LLC | National Unity Government of Myanmar |
Customer experience
ShipMoney
NUGPay
Bugs and requests
ShipMoney
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NUGPay
Reported bugs
1 issue- Agent doesn't have enough funds for withdrawals
Requested features
3 requests- Allow international transactions
- Add PayPal integration for adding money
- Enable direct top-up code generation without agent dependency
In-app purchases
ShipMoney
No in-app purchases
NUGPay
No in-app purchases
